career mentor session for trainees – as of november 1, 2017. subject to change without notice....

1 – As of November 1, 2017. Subject to change without notice.

CAREER MENTOR SESSION FOR TRAINEES Friday April 6, 2018

12:15 – 1:00pm Governor General Room

MENTOR BIOGRAPHIES Hyperlinked for Quick Reference

Sonia Anand, MD, PhD, FRCPC

C. Noel Bairey Merz, MD, FACC, FAHA

Marcia Anderson, MD, MPH, FRCPC

Todd J. Anderson, MD, FRCP(C)

Amel Arnaout, MD, FRCPC

Jennifer Blake, MD, FRCSC

John F. Beltrame, BSc, BMBS, FRACP, PhD, FESC, FACC, FAHA, FCSANZ

Thais Coutinho, MD

Stella S. Daskalopoulou MD, MSc, DIC, PhD

Michèle de Margerie, MD, CCFP

Paul Dorian, MD, MSc, FRCP(C)

Sherry L. Grace, PhD, FCCS

Jasmine Grewal, MD, FRCPC

Martha Gulati, MD, MS, FACC, FAHA, FASPC

Paula Harvey, BMBS, PhD, FRACP

Karin H. Humphries, MBA, DSc

Scott Lear, PhD

Ruth McPherson, PhD, MD, FRCPC, FACP, FRCS

Kerri-Anne Mullen, PhD, MSc

Sharon L. Mulvagh, MD FRCPC, FACC, FASE, FAHA

Kara Nerenberg, MD, MSc

Louise Pilote, MD, MPH, PhD, FRCPC

Jennifer Reed, PhD, R.Kin

Robert Reid, PhD, MBA

Marc Rodger, MD, FRCPC, MSc (Epidemiology)

Nandita Srividya Scott, MD

Tara L. Sedlak, MD, FRCPC

Jacqueline Saw, MD, FRCPC, FACC, FAHA, FSCA

Graeme Smith, MD, PhD, FRCSC

Michele A. Turek, MDCM, FRCPC

Viola Vaccarino, MD, PhD

Wendy Wray, RN, BScN, MScN


KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Sonia Anand, MD, PhD, FRCPC Professor of Medicine and Epidemiology, McMaster University Director, Population Genomics Program Senior Scientist at Population Health Research Institute Hamilton Health Sciences and McMaster University Hamilton, ON

Biography Dr. Sonia Anand is a Professor of Medicine and Epidemiology at McMaster University, the Director of the Population Genomics Program and a vascular medicine specialist at Hamilton Health Sciences and McMaster University. She holds the Canada Research Chair in Ethnic Diversity and Cardiovascular Disease. She also holds the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ontario/Michael G. DeGroote Chair in Population Health Research. Her present research focuses upon the environmental and genetic determinants of vascular disease in populations of varying ancestral origin, women and cardiovascular disease. Dr. Anand received a Doctor of Medicine from McMaster in1992, Internal Medicine Training at McMaster and a Fellowship of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada in 1996. She further received her Master’s in Clinical Epidemiology at McMaster in 1996 and Ph.D. in Health Research Methodology at McMaster in 2002. In 1996, Dr. Anand received a Canadian Institutes of Health Research Clinician Scientist Award Phase 1 followed by the Phase 2 Award which she held from 2003-2008. Her current research includes leading cohort studies including two birth cohorts - one among South Asian women of the greater Toronto area and the second among Indigenous women from the Six Nations Reserve. Further she is a co-PI of the Canadian Alliance of Health Hearts and Minds cohort study funded by the Canadian Partnership Against Cancer and Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada. Her work is widely published amongst academic and peer-evaluated journals and she teaches clinical epidemiology courses in methodology and cardiovascular disease at McMaster University.

KEYNOTE SPEAKER: C. Noel Bairey Merz, MD, FACC, FAHA Director, Barbra Streisand Women's Heart Center Director, Linda Joy Pollin Women's Heart Health Program Director, Erika J. Glazer Women's Heart Research Initiative Director, Preventive Cardiac Center Professor of Medicine, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Los Angeles, CA


Biography C. Noel Bairey Merz, MD, holds the Women's Guild Endowed Chair in Women's Health, and is Director of the Barbra Streisand Women's Heart Center, the Linda Joy Pollin Women’s Heart Health Program, the Erika J Glazer Women’s Heart Research Initiative, and the Preventive Cardiac Center at the Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute. She also is Professor of Medicine at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. Dr. Bairey Merz's research interests include women and cardiovascular disease, mental stress and heart disease, the role of exercise and stress management in reversing disease, the role of cholesterol and nutrition management in heart disease, and adverse pregnancy outcomes and cardiovascular disease. Currently, she is chair of the National Institutes of Health (NIH)-sponsored WISE (Women's Ischemic Syndrome Evaluation) initiative, which is investigating potential methods for more effective diagnosis and evaluation of ischemic heart disease in women. Dr. Bairey Merz has received investigational grants from the NIH-National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI), NIH-National Center for Alternative and Complementary Medicine (NCCAM), the National Institutes of Aging (NIA), the Department of Defense, the Flight Attendants Medical Research Institute, the Pfeiffer Foundation, the Eli and Edythe Broad Foundation, the Barbra Streisand Foundation, the Society for Women’s Health Research, the Linda Joy Pollin Women’s Heart Health Program, the Erika J. Glazer Family Foundation, and the Women's Guild. A prolific lecturer, Dr. Bairey Merz, is a member of many professional organizations, including the American College of Cardiology (ACC), American Heart Association (AHA), American Association of Physicians, the Association of University Cardiologists. She is past member of the NHLBI Advisory Council, the Board of Trustees of the ACC, where she is a fellow, and is a past-chair of the ACC Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease and Women’s CVD committees, and the Women in Cardiology Committee of the AHA. Other professional associations include membership on the National Space Biomedical Research Institute Board of Scientific Counselors, the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) Board of Examiners, and Chair, NIH-sponsored Bypass Angioplasty Revascularization Investigations 2 Diabetes (BARI-2D) Data Safety Monitoring Board (DSMB). She serves on the advisory boards of lay organizations, including WomenHeart, and the Women’s Heart Alliance. She has an extensive scientific publication record consisting of over 260 scientific publications, more than 290 abstracts, and numerous book chapters. Her work has been published in numerous peer-reviewed journals including the New England Journal of Medicine, the Journal of the American Medical Association, Circulation, the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, and the Journal of Women's Health. Dr. Bairey Merz has received numerous awards and honors including the 2017 Hatter Award Lecture, 2014 Professional Achievement Award from the University of Chicago, the 2013 Fellowship Award from the International Academy of Cardiovascular Sciences in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, the 2012 17th Annual Women in Leadership Award from the City of West Hollywood, CA, the 2012 Distinguished Scientist (Clinical Domain) Award from the American College of Cardiology, the 2012 Journal of Women’s Health Award for Outstanding


Achievement in Women’s Health Research award, the 2011-2012 Annual DeSteven’s Lectureship from Northwestern University in Chicago IL, the 2011 Visiting Professorship, Christiana Care Health System award, the 2009 AHA Women in Cardiology Mentoring Award, the 2008 McCue Female Cardiologist of the Year Award, the 2005 Red Dress Award For Leadership in Cardiovascular Research in Women, the 2005 VHA Inc. Best Practices Awards for Special Achievement Award presented to an individual who has made an outstanding contribution to the field of health care, the 2005 Women of the 21st Century award from the Women's Guild of Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, and the 2006 Alvin P. Shapiro Award by Psychosomatic Society for excellence in clinical research. Dr. Bairey Merz has appeared frequently in the media, recognized as an authority on the subject of heart disease and stress. Her television appearances have included 60 Minutes, Dr. Oz, Good Morning America, NBC Dateline and 20/20. She has also been interviewed for articles published in The New York Times, Ladies Home Journal, US News & World Report and Working Woman Magazine, to name a few. Dr. Bairey Merz received her bachelor's degree from the University of Chicago and her medical degree from Harvard University. She completed her residency at the University of California, San Francisco, where she served as Chief Medical Resident. Dr. Bairey Merz also completed fellowships in clinical cardiology and nuclear cardiology at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center.

Marcia Anderson, MD, MPH, FRCPC Executive Director, Indigenous Academic Affairs Ongomiizwin Indigenous Institute of Health and Healing Rady Faculty of Health Sciences University of Manitoba Winnipeg, MN

Biography Dr. Marcia Anderson is Cree- Saulteaux, with roots going to the Norway House Cree Nation and Peguis First Nation in Manitoba. She practices both Internal Medicine and Public Health as a Medical Officer of Health with the Winnipeg Regional Health Authority. She is the Executive Director of Indigenous Academic Affairs in the Ongomiizwin Indigenous Institute of Health and Healing, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Manitoba. Current active areas of work include leading the development and implementation of Truth and Reconciliation Response Action Plans, Indigenous youth health, Indigenous maternal and child health, and Indigenous health care quality. She has recently been appointed Chair of the Indigenous Health Network of the Association of Faculties of Medicine of Canada. She is a Past President of the Indigenous Physicians Association of Canada and Past Chair of the Pacific Region Indigenous Doctors Congress. She was recognized for her contributions to Indigenous peoples health with a National Aboriginal Achievement Award in March 2011.


Todd J. Anderson, MD, FRCP(C) Director, Libin Cardiovascular Institute Department Head, Cardiac Sciences University of Calgary and Alberta Health Services Calgary, AB

Biography Dr. Anderson is a Professor of Medicine at the University of Calgary, Head of the Department of Cardiac Sciences and the Director of the Libin Cardiovascular Institute of Alberta. He is the current Merck Chair for Cardiovascular Research. Dr. Anderson was awarded his medical degree from the University of Calgary in 1985 and then undertook residency training in Internal Medicine, Cardiology and Interventional Cardiology in Calgary. He pursued further research training in coronary physiology at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital at Harvard Medical School and then returned to Calgary. He has been on staff since 1995.

Amel Arnaout, MD, FRCPC Program Director, Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism The Ottawa Hospital Assistant Professor, Faculty of Medicine University of Ottawa Ottawa, ON

Biography Dr. Amel Arnaout is an Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Ottawa and the Program Director for the Endocrinology and Metabolism Residency Training Program. As a clinician teacher she is involved in teaching at all levels of medical training and is a graduate of the Distinguished Teacher Program. She is the current co-chair for Continuing Medical Education in the Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism and the Content Expert for Endocrinology in the Undergraduate Medical Education Program. Her areas of clinical focus are diabetes and thyroid disease. She is the Clinical Director of the University of Ottawa Heart Institute Diabetes Program where her team has developed nationally recognized protocols for the care of high risk patients with diabetes and heart disease. She also helped to develop a Thyroid Nodule evaluation and biopsy clinic at The Ottawa Hospital.


Jennifer Blake, MD, FRCSC Chief Executive Officer The Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada Ottawa, ON

Biography Dr. Jennifer Blake is Chief Executive Officer of the Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada (SOGC), which is a leading authority on women’s sexual and reproductive health representing thousands of specialists across the country. She is an experienced physician and respected leader who has facilitated major organizational change in both hospital and academic sectors. During her 30-year medical career, Dr. Blake has held several clinical, academic and leadership roles, including Chief of obstetrics and gynaecology and Head of women’s health at the Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Chief of pediatric gynaecology at the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto and Undergraduate Dean of McMaster University’s medical school. She has also served as professor and associate chair at the University of Toronto, as well as head of pediatric gynaecology for the school. She is Adjunct Professor at the University of Ottawa. Dr. Blake brings a national perspective to her work from her experience with the SOGC, the Medical Council of Canada, the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, the Association of Academic Professionals in Obstetrics and Gynaecology of Canada, and the Canadian Foundation for Women’s Health. In 2013, Dr. Jennifer Blake was awarded a Fellowship Honoris Causa by the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (UK). Dr. Blake received this prestigious honour for her work as a passionate advocate and trusted spokeswoman on issues relating to women’s health. She is also a member of International Editorial Board of The Global Library of Women’s Medicine (GLOWM). Dr. Blake has a Bachelor of Science from the University of Waterloo, and from McMaster University a medical degree and a Master’s in health research methodology. In 2011, Dr. Blake was identified as one of the top 25 women of influence in Canada.


John F. Beltrame, BSc, BMBS, FRACP, PhD, FESC, FACC, FAHA, FCSANZ Michell Professor, The University of Adelaide Senior Cardiologist, The Queen Elizabeth Hospital Director of Research, Central Adelaide Local Health Network (CALHN) Cardiology Academic Lead, CALHN Adelaide, AU

Biography John Beltrame is the Michell Professor in Medicine at the University of Adelaide in Australia and the Cardiology Academic Lead for the Central Adelaide Local Health Network. He has strong clinical and research interests in coronary heart disease, particularly in relation to coronary artery spasm and coronary microvascular dysfunction. These have evolved from his postgraduate training at international institutions including, the University of the Sacred Heart in Rome, Kyoto University in Japan, & Harvard University in Boston. He is also the co-founder of COVADIS (Coronary Vasomotion Disorders International Study group), which promotes research into these conditions that often afflict women.

Thais Coutinho, MD Chief, Division of Prevention and Rehabilitation Chair, Canadian Women's Heart Health Centre Co-Chair, Canadian Women’s Heart Health Summit University of Ottawa Heart Institute Assistant Professor of Medicine, University of Ottawa Ottawa, ON

Biography Dr. Thais Coutinho received her medical degree from the Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, in Brazil, in 2004, and completed residency and fellowship training in Internal Medicine, Cardiology, Vascular Medicine, advanced Echocardiography and Research at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN, in 2013. Upon graduating, Dr. Coutinho joined the University of Ottawa Heart Institute as a Clinician-Scientist. In 2017, she was appointed Chief of the Division of Prevention and Rehabilitation and Chair of the Canadian Women's Heart Health Centre. She is also an Assistant Professor of Medicine at the University of Ottawa. Dr. Coutinho has addressed audiences at many national and international meetings, and has published several high impact manuscripts in the field of Cardiovascular Diseases. She has received numerous awards, including the American Heart Association’s Women in Cardiology Trainee (2010) and Young Investigator (2011) Awards, the American College of Cardiology’s


Young Investigator Award (2nd place, 2012), the Mayo Clinic’s Summerskill Research Award and Cardiovascular Division Outstanding Achievement Award (2013), and the Canadian Cardiovascular Society’s Young Investigator Award (2015). Dr. Coutinho’s research program focuses on arterial health, with a special emphasis on arterial stiffness and its role on the pathogenesis of cardiovascular diseases. She focuses on sex differences in arterial aging, and how it may help explain sex differences in cardiovascular diseases. To pursue these investigations, she holds several research grants, including an Early Research Leaders grant from the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada.

Stella S. Daskalopoulou MD, MSc, DIC, PhD Associate Professor (tenured) in Medicine FRQ-S Chercheur-Boursier Clinicien - Senior Director, Vascular Health Unit Department of Medicine, Division of Internal Medicine McGill University, McGill University Health Centre Montreal, QC

Biography Dr. Stella S. Daskalopoulou is an Internist with special interest in Vascular Medicine. She is a tenured Associate Professor of Medicine, Department of Medicine (Divisions of Internal Medicine and Experimental Medicine), Faculty of Medicine, McGill University. Dr. Daskalopoulou’s research program centers around the identification of early markers of vascular impairment and maintenance of vascular health, with a focus on cardio-metabolic diseases, women’s health, and vascular disease prevention. She performs research in hypertension, arterial stiffness in subjects with different cardiovascular risk factors, including pre-eclampsia, hypertension, diabetes, and smoking, as well as in atherosclerotic disease where she is working towards the identification of novel pathways of atherosclerotic plaque instability. Dr. Daskalopoulou has established and directs the Vascular Health Unit at the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC), which includes a clinical and a wet-bench lab, and where she is conducting her vascular research projects. She is the co-Leader of the Cardiovascular Health Across the Lifespan (CHAL) Program of the Research Institute of the MUHC, and the Director of the Scholarly Activity Rotation for McGill Internal Medicine Residents at the Montreal General Hospital. She has over 150 high-quality peer-reviewed journal publications, and over 3500 citations of her work, with an h-index of 36. She has received research funding from several agencies, including Canadian Institutes of Health Research, Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada, and Fonds de recherche du Québec - Santé (> $8 million as a Principal/co-Principal Investigator).


She is the Chair of the Central Review Committee of the Hypertension Canada Guidelines and the co-Chair of the Hypertension Canada Guidelines. She is also the treasurer of the North American Artery Society. She holds several personal awards, including, among others: the Department of Medicine Early Career Staff Research Award; the Hypertension Canada Jacques-de-Champlain New Investigator Award for significant dedication and contributions to research and health services in Canada; the Department of Medicine, McGill University Early Career Staff Research Award; the Young Researcher Award of Excellence from the HSFQ; the Canadian Foundation for Women’s Health Research Award; the Bourse FRSQ - La Société Québécoise d’Hypertension Artérielle Jacques-de-Champlain; and the Canadian Society of Internal Medicine New Investigator Award.

Michèle de Margerie, MD, CCFP Director, Francoforme Program Division of Prevention and Rehabilitation University of Ottawa Heart Institute Assistant Professor, Department of Family Medicine University of Ottawa Ottawa, ON

Biography Dr. Michele de Margerie works in the Division of Prevention and Rehabilitation and is Director of Francoforme Program at the University of Ottawa Heart Institute. She is also Assistant Professor in the Department of Family Medicine at the University of Ottawa. Dr. de Margerie studied dietetics at Laval University in Quebec City before earning her MD at Sherbrooke University, in Sherbrooke, Quebec. She completed her Family Medicine training at McGill University in Montreal. Dr. de Margerie was a clinical associate professor at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island. She implemented and led a tobacco prevention program in her community. She was a visiting clinician at Sart Tilman University Hospital in Liège, Belgium, where her research focused on metabolic diseases and the interactions of obesity, diabetes and diet. She is the recipient of the Canadian and American College of Family Practice Certificates. Dr. de Margerie works at the Minto Prevention and Rehabilitation Centre and has an outpatient practice in Barrhaven, Ontario.


Paul Dorian, MD, MSc, FRCP(C) Dexter H.C. Man Chair in Cardiology Department Director, Division of Cardiology Staff Cardiac Electrophysiologist, St. Michael’s Hospital Professor of Medicine,Division of Cardiology and Division of Clinical Pharmacology University of Toronto Toronto, ON

Biography Dr. Paul Dorian is the Department Director, Division of Cardiology, University of Toronto and Staff Cardiac Electrophysiologist at St. Michael's Hospital. He is Professor of Medicine in the Division of Cardiology and in the Division of Clinical Pharmacology at the University of Toronto, and a Staff Scientist at the Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute. Dr. Dorian received his medical degree from McGill University in Montreal in 1976. He completed training in Internal Medicine, Clinical Pharmacology, and cardiology at the University of Toronto and completed a Fellowship in Cardiac Electrophysiology at Stanford University. His research interests include sports cardiology, arrhythmias in athletes, basic science research in advanced cardiac life support and atrial fibrillation, and clinical research on implanted devices, antiarrhythmic drugs, and quality of life in patients with arrhythmias. He is the immediate Past-President of the Canadian Heart Rhythm Society, Chairman of the Cardiac Arrest Committee, St. Michael’s Hospital, Co-PI on the NIH funded Resuscitation Outcomes Consortium, head of the cardiac arrest committee of the Canadian Resuscitation Outcomes Consortium, and serves on the steering committee of multiple multicenter clinical trials in arrhythmia care. He is the Chair of the Canadian Cardiovascular Society Quality Committee. He was the principal investigator of the ALIVE RCT of antiarrhythmic drugs in cardiac arrest, the Family study on predicting and preventing sudden cardiac death, and continues to pursue research in basic science and clinical trials in resuscitation. He has published over 400 peer reviewed papers and is Associate Editor of the textbook Electrophysiological Disorders of the Heart.

Sherry L. Grace, PhD, FCCS Professor, York University Sr. Scientist, University Health Network Toronto, ON


Biography Sherry L. Grace, PhD holds her primary appointment as Full Professor in the Faculty of Health at York University. She is also Director of Research at the Cardiovascular Rehabilitation & Prevention Program – GoodLife Fitness Unit of the University Health Network. Her research interests center on global cardiovascular rehabilitation and cardiac psychology, specifically equity and continuity in secondary prevention for chronic disease. She was recognized with a Canadian Association of Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation Leadership award for her work in Knowledge Translation in 2012. Dr. Grace led the development of the pan-Canadian quality indicators for cardiac rehabilitation and secondary prevention. She has also been instrumental in the development of the International Council on Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation, serving on the Executive Board.

Jasmine Grewal, MD, FRCPC Clinical Associate Professor and Cardiologist University of British Columbia Director, Cardiac Obstetrics Clinic and Associate Director Echocardiography Lab St. Paul's Hospital Vancouver, BC

Biography Dr Jasmine Grewal is a clinical associate professor at the University of British Columbia and a member of the Divisions of Cardiology at St Paul’s Hospital. With fellowship training in Adult Congenital Heart Disease/Pregnancy and Heart Disease (Toronto General Hospital) and Echocardiography (Mayo Clinic, Rochester MN), Dr. Grewal is actively involved in clinical and research activities in these fields. She is currently involved as a primary and co-investigator in numerous single centre and multi-centre research studies in the areas of congenital heart disease and pregnancy and heart disease. She is a co-chair of the Canadian Adult Congenital Heart Network Investigators Group, is a member the executive of the Canadian Adult Congenital Heart Network and of the Alliance for Adult Research in Congenital Cardiology. Dr Grewal focuses her clinical time in the Pacific Adult Congenital Heart Disease and is the Director of the Cardiac Obstetrics Program at St.Paul’s Hospital. Additionally, Dr. Grewal is an Echocardiographer and also works in the cardiac intensive care unit at St Paul’s Hospital.


Martha Gulati, MD, MS, FACC, FAHA, FASPC Chief of Cardiology, University of Arizona College of Medicine-Phoenix CardioSmart Editor-in-Chief, American College of Cardiology Physician Executive Director, Banner University Medicine Heart Institute Phoenix, AZ

Biography Martha Gulati, MD, MS, FACC, FAHA is a Professor of Medicine and the chief of cardiology at the University of Arizona (Phoenix). She held the Sarah Ross Soter Chair in Women’s Cardiovascular Health and was the Section Director for Women’s Cardiovascular Health and Preventive Cardiology at The Ohio State University until 2015. She is the author of the best-seller, “Saving Women’s Hearts”. She is the Editor-in-Chief of the American College of Cardiology “CardioSmart”, the patient education and empowerment initiative. Her exceptional commitment to the study of women and cardiac diseases has won her numerous awards and distinctions, including being named by Crain’s Chicago Business as one of Chicago’s “Top 40 under 40,” a list that honors 40 outstanding individuals who have made a major impact in their respective industries before the age of 40. In 2011, she received the first CREDO (Coalition to Reduce Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Cardiovascular Outcomes) Award from the American College of Cardiology that was given to honor her contributions to improve cardiovascular healthcare of women patients. In 2012, she was awarded the National Red Dress Award for her efforts in raising awareness of heart disease in women and advancing research in this field. Dr. Gulati is passionate about the study of women and heart disease and prevention of heart disease. She is the principal investigator of the St. James Women Take Heart Project, a study examining cardiac risk factors in women, which set new standards for women’s fitness levels and heart rate response to exercise in women. She also is a co-investigator on the Women Ischemic Syndrome Evaluation (WISE) and previously served as a co-investigator on the Women’s Health Initiative (WHI). She is a member of numerous advisory boards and societies, including the American Heart Association (AHA), the American College of Cardiology and the American Society of Preventive Cardiology (ASPC). She serves on the board of the ASPC, thePhoenix chapter of the American Heart Association and the board of WomenHeart. She has published articles in peer-reviewed publications, including The New England Journal of Medicine, Circulation, and Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA). Her research has been featured in hundreds of newspapers across the world, including The New York Times and USA Today. She has also been featured on Oprah and been feature on CBS National News, The Today Show, Canada AM, in addition


to many others. She recently was listed on the Marquis 2015 Who’s Who in America, Who’s Who in the World, and Who’s Who in American Women. Dr. Gulati completed medical school at the University of Toronto, Canada. She went on to complete her internship, residency, and cardiology fellowship at the University of Chicago. She received a Master in Science at the University of Chicago and is a fellow of the American College of Cardiology and the American Heart Association. She is board certified in cardiovascular disease.

Paula Harvey, BMBS, PhD, FRACP Physician in Chief, Women's College Hospital Scientist, Women's College Research Institute Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto F.M. Hill Chair in Women’s Academic Medicine Women's College Hospital Toronto, ON

Biography Dr. Harvey is a Clinician Investigator and Associate Professor in the Department of Medicine, University of Toronto. In 2010 Dr. Harvey joined Women's College Hospital (WCH) as Director, Cardiovascular Research and Medical Director, Women’s Cardiovascular Health Initiative. In 2013 Dr. Harvey was appointed Division Head, Cardiology and in 2015 Physician-in-Chief of the Department of Medicine WCH. Dr. Harvey’s clinical and research focus is on cardiovascular disease in women across the lifespan. She is particularly interested in hypertension and blood pressure regulation, cardiovascular disease prevention through lifestyle interventions and cardiovascular disease in women with multiple comorbidities with a particular focus on autoimmune diseases.

Karin H. Humphries, MBA, DSc Associate Professor, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia (UBC) UBC-Heart and Stroke Foundation Professor in Women's Cardiovascular Health Scientific Director, BC Centre for Improved Cardiovascular Health Vancouver, BC

Biography Dr. Karin Humphries is an Associate Professor in the Faculty of Medicine at the University of British Columbia and holds the UBC-Heart and Stroke Foundation Professorship in Women’s Cardiovascular Health. She has a doctoral degree in epidemiology and a background in biochemistry, kinesiology, and experimental pathology. Her primary research focus is on sex and gender differences in the diagnosis, treatment, and outcomes in subjects with coronary


artery disease. Dr. Humphries is currently investigating the treatment and outcomes of patients with chest pain, but angiographically normal coronaries. Dr. Humphries is also the inaugural Scientific Director of the BC Centre for Improved Cardiovascular Health (ICVHealth). In this role, she is committed to improving health outcomes for British Columbians at risk for, or living with, cardiovascular disease by generating and applying new evidence to improve the delivery of cardiovascular care in the province. Together, Dr. Humphries and ICVHealth have undertaken multiple projects that demonstrate potential for broad impact by improving patient outcomes and enhancing resource utilization.

Scott Lear, PhD Pfizer/Heart and Stroke Foundation Chair in Cardiovascular Prevention Research St. Paul's Hospital Professor, Faculty of Health Sciences Simon Fraser University Member, Division of Cardiology Providence Health Care Vancouver, BC

Biography Dr. Scott Lear is a Professor in the Faculty of Health Sciences at Simon Fraser University and the inaugural Pfizer/Heart and Stroke Foundation Chair in Cardiovascular Prevention Research at St. Paul's Hospital. Dr. Lear specializes in researching how best to deliver cardiac rehabilitation programs to improve efficiency and maximize access. This began with his PhD (University of British Columbia) in which he demonstrated a modest intervention for the maintenance of lifestyle behaviours and risk factors following a four-month cardiac rehabilitation program resulted in a reduction of risk for heart discear compared to usual care. He has also worked on studies looking at altering the frequency of exercise sessions in cardiac rehabilitation. As leader of the British Columbia Alliance for Telehealth Policy and Research, a team of university-based researchers and health authority decision-makers, he has developed and evaluated an Internet-based 'virtual' cardiac rehabilitation program (vCRP). The vCRP allows patients to participate in cardiac rehabilitation remotely from their home and community. Patients can have their exercise program monitored by exercise professionals through the Internet and chat with a nurse, dietitian and exercise specialist about their risk factors, lifestyle behaviours and progress. Together, this research will lead to the development of new ways in which cardiac rehabilitation can be delivered in order to reduce risk of future heart attacks and heart surgeries.

http://www.bcatpr.ca/


Ruth McPherson, PhD, MD, FRCPC, FACP, FRCS Professor, Departments of Medicine and Biochemistry Merck Frosst Canada Chair in Atherosclerosis Research Director, Ruddy Canadian Cardiovascular Genetics Centre, Atherogenomics Laboratory and Lipid Clinic University of Ottawa Heart Institute Ottawa, ON

Biography Dr. McPherson received her PhD from the University of London (UK) and MD from the University of Toronto and then completed subspecialty training in internal medicine and in endocrinology and metabolism at the University of Toronto. Dr. McPherson held academic positions at the University of Toronto and McGill University before coming to the University of Ottawa Heart Institute in 1992. She was elected to fellowship in the Royal Society of Canada in 2014. Dr. McPherson is funded by the Canadian Institutes for Health Research. She has published over 230 manuscripts in peer-reviewed journals. She currently holds the Merck Frosst Canada Chair in Atherosclerosis and is associate editor of Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology. Dr. McPherson’s laboratory research is centred on developing a comprehensive and integrated understanding of the genetic and molecular etiology of two complex phenotypes – obesity and coronary artery disease. Dr. McPherson directs the Lipid Clinic, Atherogenomics Laboratory and Ruddy Canadian Cardiovascular Genetics Centre at the Ottawa Heart Institute and is a key Canadian opinion leader in the area of clinical lipidology and cardiovascular risk reduction.

Kerri-Anne Mullen, PhD, MSc Program Manager, Ottawa Model for Smoking Cessation Network Division of Prevention and Rehabilitation University of Ottawa Heart Institute Ottawa, ON

Biography Kerri-Anne has been with the University of Ottawa Heart Institute since 2006. She currently manages the Ottawa Model for Smoking Cessation Network, assisting healthcare organizations across Canada to implement and evaluate clinical approaches to the treatment of tobacco addiction. Kerri received her BSc in Human Kinetics from the University of Ottawa, her MSc in Exercise Physiology from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, and has completed her PhD in Population Health at the University of Ottawa. Her research interests include the efficacy, cost-effectiveness, and population health impacts of clinical smoking cessation


interventions. From 2009-2011, Kerri was a 2-year CIHR fellow in Population Intervention for Chronic Disease Prevention.

Sharon L. Mulvagh, MD FRCPC, FACC, FASE, FAHA Emeritus Professor, Mayo Clinic Professor, Department of Medicine Division of Cardiology, Nova Scotia Health Authority Dalhousie University Halifax, NS

Biography Dr. Mulvagh is Professor of Medicine, Dalhousie University, Halifax Nova Scotia and Emeritus Professor, Mayo College of Medicine. She is also Emeritus Director of the Women’s Heart Clinic, and Emeritus Associate Director of Preventive Cardiology, at Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota. She currently practices part-time in the Cardiology Division at the Halifax Infirmary, and in the Nova Scotia Health Authority Western Zone. She is a clinical and investigative cardiologist recognized nationally and internationally for her research and education in heart disease in women, and noninvasive cardiovascular imaging, specifically rest and stress echocardiographic imaging using newer technologies including contrast echocardiography, myocardial perfusion imaging and point of care ultrasound. She earned her doctorate in medicine, graduating magna cum laude, from the University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada, in 1981 and then completed her internship at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia, residency in internal medicine at Boston University Medical Center, Boston, MA, and fellowship in cardiology at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, TX. She has practiced Emergency and Internal Medicine in Ontario, Canada, and was a visiting scientist at NASA Johnson Space Center, and Clinical Instructor for the Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, TX, prior to arriving at Mayo Clinic in 1990, where she advanced academically over her 26 year career to become Professor of Medicine and Director of the Women’s Heart Clinic, and Associate Director of Preventive Cardiology, prior to her retirement there in 2016. Dr. Mulvagh is a fellow of the American College of Cardiology, American Heart Association, American Society of Echocardiography, and Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, and a member of the Canadian Cardiovascular Society, and European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging. She has served on the Board of Directors for the American Society of Echocardiography and has presented at, moderated and chaired many scientific sessions for the American College of Cardiology, American Society of Echocardiography, American Heart Association, Canadian Cardiovascular Congress, and Canadian Society of Echocardiography. As past-chair of the American Society of Echocardiography Task Force for Clinical Applications of Ultrasound Contrast, she was the primary author of the initial and updated consensus statements on the “Clinical Applications of Ultrasonic Contrast Agents in Echocardiography”; she has recently co-


chaired the updated “Contrast Echocardiography Guidelines”. She currently is a member of the American Society of Echocardiography Industry Roundtable, and chairs their Public Relations Task Force. She has been the principal and/or co-investigator on numerous public, foundation, industry, and institutional research grants. Her publications include >100 manuscripts in peer-reviewed journals, invited articles and book chapters addressing investigative frontiers in echocardiography (contrast echo, point of care ultrasound), women and heart disease, cardio-oncology, and cardio-rheumatology. She is an active runner, having completed the Boston Marathon in 2009 and 2012, and most recently, the Bluenose Half-marathon in 2017, to raise funds for Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences and support the Internal Medicine Point of Care Ultrasound curriculum. Her passion is teaching and role-modelling a heart-healthy lifestyle for her patients, three adult children, colleagues and friends.

Kara Nerenberg, MD, MSc Assistant Professor, University of Calgary Departments of Medicine, Obstetrics & Gynecology, and Community Health Sciences Division of General Internal Medicine (Obstetric Medicine) Calgary, AB

Biography Dr. Nerenberg is a General Internist working in Obstetrical Medicine at the Foothills Medical Centre in Calgary, Alberta. She is an Assistant Professor in the Departments of Medicine, Obstetrics & Gynecology, and Community Health Sciences at the University of Calgary. Her clinical and research interests are in the epidemiology and prevention of cardiovascular disease in post-partum women with pregnancy-related complications (preeclampsia, gestational hypertension and gestational diabetes), which was recently supported by a Heart and Stroke Foundation of Alberta New Investigator Award.

Paul Oh, MD, MSc, FRCPC Medical Director and GoodLife Fitness Chair Cardiac Disease Prevention and Rehabilitation Program University Health Network Peter Munk Cardiac Centre and Toronto Rehabilitation Institute Toronto, ON


Biography Dr. Paul Oh is Medical Director and GoodLife Fitness Chair of the Cardiac Disease Prevention and Rehabilitation Program at the University Health Network – Peter Munk Cardiac Centre and Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, and Associate Professor of Medicine, University of Toronto. He obtained his M.D. from the University of Toronto in 1988 and completed specialty training in Internal Medicine, Clinical Pharmacology, and Clinical Epidemiology with a focus on the management and evaluation of risk factors and lifestyle interventions for cardiovascular, metabolic and other chronic diseases. He is Past President of the CACR, current Board Member of CorHealth Ontario (formerly Cardiac Care Network), and Chair of the Cardiovascular Chronic Disease management Working Group of CorHealth.

Louise Pilote, MD, MPH, PhD, FRCPC Professor, Department of Medicine Division of General Internal Medicine Faculty of Medicine McGill University Montreal, QC

Biography Dr Louise Pilote is a Professor of Medicine and holds a James McGill Chair at McGill University. She obtained her MD degree from McGill University, MPH from Harvard and completed her PhD in Epidemiology at the University of California at Berkeley. Dr Pilote's research focuses on sex and gender differences in the process of care and outcome related to cardiovascular conditions. Her expertise includes cardiovascular epidemiology, comparative effectiveness, outcomes research, health services research and clinical trials. Through mentorship and capacity enhancement, she is the principal investigator of the GENESIS team: over 50 investigators across Canada conduct research on gender and sex determinants of cardiovascular diseases funded by the Canadian Institute of Health Research and the Heart and Stroke Foundation. She is also the principal investigator of CANAIM, a Drug Safety and Effectiveness Network team to pursue research excellence in comparative effectiveness. She has published over 260 peer reviewed publications and has supervised over 36 graduate students.

Jennifer Reed, PhD, R.Kin Scientist, Division of Prevention and Rehabilitation Director, Exercise Physiology and Cardiovascular Health Lab University of Ottawa Heart Institute Adjunct Professor, Faculty of Health Sciences University of Ottawa Ottawa, ON


Biography Dr. Jennifer Reed is a Scientist and Director of the Exercise Physiology and Cardiovascular Health Laboratory in the Division of Prevention and Rehabilitation at the University of Ottawa Heart Institute. She is also an Adjunct Professor in the Faculty of Health Sciences at the University of Ottawa and a Registered Kinesiologist with the College of Kinesiologists of Ontario. She is an exercise physiologist whose research interests include the role of exercise in cardiovascular disease prevention and rehabilitation, and women’s cardiovascular health. Dr. Reed holds a New Investigator Clinician Scientist award from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), and an Emerging Research Leaders Initiative award from the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada (HSFC). Her research is funded by the CIHR, HSFC, Canadian National Transplant Research Program (CNTRP), Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care, and Ottawa Region for Advanced Cardiovascular Research Excellence. Dr. Reed is an investigator with the Cardiac Arrhythmia Network of Canada (CANet) and CNTRP, and a member of the Canadian Association of Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation (CACPR), Canadian Cardiovascular Society (CCS), European Association of Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation (EACPR), and International Society of Behavioural Nutrition and Physical Activity (ISBNPA).

Robert Reid, PhD, MBA Deputy Chief, Division of Prevention and Rehabilitation University of Ottawa Heart Institute Professor, Faculty of Medicine University of Ottawa Ottawa, ON

Biography Dr. Robert Reid is Deputy Chief of the Division of Prevention and Rehabilitation at the University of Ottawa Heart Institute, and a Full Professor in the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Ottawa. Dr. Reid is one of Canada’s leading health behavior change experts, particularly concerning smoking cessation, physical activity promotion, dietary change and cardiovascular rehabilitation. He is one of main inventors of the Ottawa Model for Smoking Cessation, a systematic approach to identifying and assisting smokers in clinical practice settings. His research is funded by the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ontario, the National Cancer Institute of Canada, the Canadian Tobacco Control Research Initiative, the Ontario Ministry of Health Promotion, the Change Foundation, and Health Canada. He is a past recipient of the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada’s New Investigator Award. In 2006, he was awarded the James Hogg Award from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research Institute for Circulatory and Respiratory Health for his contributions to clinical and population health research. In 2011, he was named the University of Ottawa Heart Institute’s Researcher of the Year. He is President of the Canadian Association of Cardiac Rehabilitation.


Marc Rodger, MD, FRCPC, MSc (Epidemiology) Professor, University of Ottawa Chief and Chair, Division of Hematology Head, Thrombosis Program The Ottawa Hospital Ottawa, ON

Biography Dr. Marc Rodger received his B.Sc. from McGill University and his M.D., M.Sc. (Clinical Epidemiology) from the University of Ottawa. He completed his residency in Internal Medicine and fellowships in Hematology and Thrombosis at the University of Ottawa. Dr. Marc Rodger, M.D., FRCP(C), MSc. is a Professor in the Faculty of Medicine, Departments of Medicine, Epidemiology and Community Medicine and Obstetrics and Gynecology. He is the Chief and Chair of the Division of Hematology and the Head of the Thrombosis Program. He is a Senior Scientist at the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute. He holds a Faculty of Medicine Clinical Research Chair in Venous Thrombosis and Thrombophilia and a Career Scientist Award from the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada. Dr. Rodger's clinical research program is focused on thrombophilia, thrombosis and pregnancy. He was the Principal Investigator of a large multi-national trial examining the safety and efficacy of low molecular weight heparin to prevent placenta mediated pregnancy complications in thrombophilic women. He has published important systematic reviews and has had multiple international speaking invitations to speak on the topics of thrombophilia and thrombosis in pregnancy. Dr. Rodger's other primary area of research focuses on duration of anticoagulation after unprovoked venous thromboembolism. He has developed a clinical decision rule to identify low risk unprovoked venous thromboembolism patients who can stop anticoagulants and is validating this decision rule in a multi-national study. Secondary research interests include studies that examine novel associations between thrombophilia and disease, diagnosis of pulmonary embolism, cost effectiveness of interventions in thrombosis and thrombophilia and methodologic standards for evaluations of diagnostic tests.

Nandita Srividya Scott, MD Co-Director, MGH Corrigan Women's Heart Health Program Massachusetts General Hospital Boston, MA


Biography Dr. Scott received her MD from the University of Ottawa in Canada. She completed Internal Medicine and Cardiology Residencies at the Ottawa Hospitals and Heart Institute where she was also Chief Internal Medicine and Cardiology Resident. She then completed an echocardiography and clinical research fellowship at the Massachusetts General Hospital. In 2007 she helped build the MGH Corrigan Women’s Heart Health Program which has become a robust clinical, educational and research program. In particular, education about heart disease in women is one of its mission goals and includes talks to the community, health care professionals and the implementation of Heart Disease and Women CME courses through Harvard Medical School, the Massachusetts Medical Society and Partners Health Care. In 2012, Dr. Scott established the MGH Cardiovascular Disease and Pregnancy Program which has formalized and expanded the collaboration between Obstetrics and Cardiology to improve care for these at risk women. Due to her efforts in improving cardiology care for women she has received several awards including: the American Heart Association Physician of the Year for Cape Cod and Islands, two Partners in Excellence awards and was placed on the honor role of the Massachusetts Medical Society, Committee on Women in Medicine.

Tara L. Sedlak, MD, FRCPC Cardiologist, Vancouver General, and UBC Hospitals Clinical Assistant Professor University of British Columbia Vancouver, BC

Biography Dr. Tara Sedlak received her Doctor of Medicine, Internal Medicine Residency and Cardiology residency from the University of British Columbia. She also completed a fellowship at Cedar Sinai Medical Centre in Los Angeles, California on women’s heart health particularly focusing on chest pain syndromes in women with no significant coronary artery disease. Dr. Tara Sedlak practices General Cardiology at Vancouver General Hospital and BC Women’s Hospital and is the director of the Leslie Diamond Women’s Heart Health Clinic. Her research interests include etiologies of myocardial infarction and chest pain in women with normal coronary arteries and therapeutic strategies in microvascular coronary dysfunction and coronary vasospasm.

Jacqueline Saw, MD, FRCPC, FACC, FAHA, FSCA Clinical Professor of Medicine University of British Columbia Program Director, Interventional Cardiology Fellowship Program Interventional Cardiologist, Vancouver General Hospital Vancouver, BC


Biography Dr. Jacqueline Saw is an Interventional Cardiologist at Vancouver General Hospital and St Paul’s Hospital, Clinical Professor of Medicine at UBC, and Program Director of the VGH Interventional Cardiology Fellowship Program. She served as Head of VGH Cardiology Clinical Trials Research. She is an active physician proctor for LAA closure with WATCHMAN and ACP/Amulet devices. Dr. Saw is a pioneer in research and management of spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) and is the PI of the CIHR-funded multi-center prospective Canadian SCAD Study, and the Heart and Stroke Foundation funded Canadian SCAD Genetic Study. Other research interests include LAA closure, coronary fibromuscular dysplasia, antiplatelet therapy, carotid artery stenting, peripheral arterial disease and intervention. She is also PI of ASAP-TOO, PRYME, NACAD, SAFER-SCAD, Canadian WATCHMAN Registry, TAP-CABG, and ELAPSE studies. She has co-authored over 200 peer-reviewed publications, including scientific research manuscripts, review papers, book chapters and abstracts. She is also the editor of three textbooks on LAA closure and carotid artery stenting.

Graeme Smith, MD, PhD, FRCSC Professor and Head, Obstetrics and Gynaecology Kingston Health Sciences Centre Kingston, ON

Biography Dr. Smith completed a combined MD/PhD at the University of Western ON in 1992 under the supervision of Dr. John Patrick. He obtained his FRCSC in Obstetrics & Gynaecology at Queen’s University and completed subspecialty training in Maternal-Fetal Medicine at the University of Toronto. Dr. Smith joined the Division of MFM, Obstetrics & Gynaecology at Queen’s University in 1999. In July 2013, Dr. Smith was appointed Department Head, Obstetrics and Gynaecology. Dr. Smith divides his time between High Risk Obstetrics and Clinical/Basic science research. Dr. Smith is a Maternal-Fetal Medicine (MFM) clinician scientist at Kingston General Hospital/Queens University who established the Queen’s Perinatal Research Unit (Basic Science and Clinical research laboratories). Dr. Smith is a recipient of a Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) New Investigators award and a Premier’s Research Excellence Award. He has received the highest research recognition at Queen’s University in receiving the Basmajian Research Award and the Chancellor’s Research Award. He was the Principal Investigator for the CIHR funded Canadian Preterm Labour Nitroglycerin Trial and the CIHR/HSF funded Pre-eclampsia (PE) New Emerging Team (PE-NET) project which helped to establish that the developments of complications in pregnancy, specifically PE, are novel


pregnancy-related CVR indicators. He has over 200 peer-reviewed publications and has been/is involved with over 80 peer-reviewed grant funded studies; from basic science to multi-centre randomized placebo controlled trails. He has supervised over fifteen graduate students (MSc and PhD) and dozens of clinical research trainees (medical students and residents). Dr. Smith’s research focuses on PE as a marker of cardiovascular disease and potential therapeutics for the treatment of PE. His primary research interests pertain to adverse pregnancy outcomes as a marker of future maternal health. He developed The MotHERS Program (Mothers Health Education, Research and Screening) (www.themothersprogram.ca) to improve maternal health and outcomes. Dr. Smith is married to Dr. Susan Chamberlain, also an obstetrician/gynaecologist, and has a 15 year old son and a 13 year old daughter. He has many interests outside of Academic Obstetrics and has previously completed the Ironman Triathlon.

Michele A. Turek, MDCM, FRCPC Co-Chair, Canadian Women’s Heart Health Summit Canadian Women’s Heart Health Centre Associate Professor of Medicine and Staff Cardiologist University of Ottawa Heart Institute and the Ottawa Hospital Ottawa, ON

Biography Dr. Michele Turek is an Associate Professor in the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Ottawa, staff cardiologist at the Ottawa Hospital and University of Ottawa Heart Institute. She was the co-chair of the 2000 Consensus Conference on Women and Ischemic heart disease for the Canadian Cardiovascular Society. Her expertise is in clinical cardiology, heart disease in women, echocardiography, pre-operative assessment and cardio-oncology. She is a medical advisor for the Canadian Women's Heart Health Centre and the co-chair for the 2016 and 2018 Canadian Women's Heart Health Summit.

Viola Vaccarino, MD, PhD Wilton Looney Chair of Cardiovascular Research Professor and Chair, Dept. of Epidemiology Rollins School of Public Health Professor, Dept. of Medicine, School of Medicine Emory University Atlanta, GA


Biography Viola Vaccarino, M.D., Ph.D., is the Wilton Looney Chair of Cardiovascular Research and Professor and Chair of the Department of Epidemiology at the Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University. She holds a joint appointment at the Emory School of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology. Dr. Vaccarino received an M.D. from the University of Milan, Italy, and a Ph.D. in Epidemiology from Yale University. Between 1995 and 2000 she was on the faculty at the Yale School of Public Health. In 2000, she joined the Emory faculty in the School of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, and in 2010 was appointed as the Chair of the Department of Epidemiology at the Rollins School of Public Health of Emory University. Dr. Vaccarino research interests lay in cardiovascular epidemiology and prevention, in particular the study of social and behavioral determinants of cardiovascular disease, cardiovascular health inequalities and women’s health. A focus of her research is mind-body relationships centering on the role of psychological stress and mental health factors on cardiovascular risk, especially among women. She is also highly engaged in the training and mentoring of the next generation of investigators in these areas. Dr. Vaccarino has published over 300 research publications and has an extensive record of research funding from the National Institutes of Health. She is Fellow of the American Heart Association, elected member of the American Epidemiological Society and of the Academy of Behavioral Medicine Research, Established Investigator awardee from the American Heart Association, and serves in many professional organizations and committees at the national and international level.

Wendy Wray, RN, BScN, MScN Director, Women's Healthy Heart Initiative McGill University Health Centre Montreal, QC

Biography Wendy Wray RN, BScN, MScN is the Director of the McGill University Health Center Women’s Healthy Heart Initiative (WHHI) opened in 2009. Her professional experience includes CCU, pre-angiogram and angioplasty out-patient clinic and in 2000 developing a model of collaborative care in Cardiovascular Risk Management Prevention. Wendy is a Fellow, and was the founder and past co-chair of the Montreal Chapter of the Preventive Cardiovascular Nurses Association. She is also the recipient of the 2017 Sara Louise King award for Cardiology Research, the Senate of Canada 150 Bronze Medal and the 2017 MUHC Foundation Healthcare Professional of the Year Award.

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